- liquid measure
- The measurement of liquids, the units being pint, quart, gallon, etc.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
liquid measure
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Liquid measure — measure meas ure (m[e^]zh [ u]r; 135), n. [OE. mesure, F. mesure, L. mensura, fr. metiri, mensus, to measure; akin to metrum poetical measure, Gr. me tron, E. meter. Cf. {Immense}, {Mensuration}, {Mete} to measure.] 1. A standard of dimension; a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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